School District Superintendent Executive Search Services

Search and Recruitment Services for Superintendent of Schools.
- Services will include the following:
1. Engage staff, students, and the community to inform the development of a candidate profile, for Board consideration and adoption, that reflects the District’s goals and identifies the
leadership characteristics necessary for success.
2. Demonstrate a candidate identification strategy that results in a diverse pool of experienced, highly qualified candidates, including individuals with experience in districts of similar size,
demographics, and community context.
3. Advise the Board on a competitive compensation package designed to attract and secure a highly qualified superintendent.
4. Solicit applications from candidates with the ability to serve in Oregon.
5. In coordination with the District’s Human Resources department, develop, for Board approval, hiring procedures to be used for the position.
6. Advise the Board regarding the identification and assessment of candidates.
a. Develop and distribute recruitment materials that will encourage qualifiedcandidates to apply
b. Engage the current acting superintendent in the recruitment process (if not a candidate).
c. Conduct a search that will include advertising the position broadly in printmedia as well as through an effective web-based strategy
d. Conduct personal outreach recruiting to ensure that the applicant poolincludes highly qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences
e. Collect all relevant background information on potential candidates so that the strengths and weaknesses of each applicant can be assessed
f. Assist the Board with prescreening candidates based on clearly delineated criteria
g. Assist the Board in evaluating the applicants against the qualifications and criteria developed to create a group of candidates for interviews
h. Assist the Board with reference and related background checks
7. Assist with logistics of finalist interviews.
a. Assist the Board in determining the process (public, closed, or hybrid) that will secure the best pool of finalist candidates
b. Potentially, facilitate visits by the School Board and key staff members to the communities of the finalists
c. Potentially, facilitate community forums and interviews with the finalists
8. Ensure a satisfactory conclusion to the search.
a. Assist the Board in contract negotiations with the selected candidate.